Arsenal’s second most expensive signing this summer, defender Jurrien Timber has suffered a serious cruciate ligament injury in his right knee. He will miss several months.
When he left Saturday, at the fiftieth minute of the meeting between Arsenal and Nottingham Forest (2-1, 1st day of the Premier League), Jurrien Timber already knew that the case did not smell good. The medical examinations unfortunately went in his direction since they detected an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament of the right knee. A press release from the London club confirmed this on Wednesday, noting the long-term absence of the defender just recruited this summer.
A real blow for the Gunners who had also bet big on the defector from Ajax Amsterdam, bought for forty million euros from the Dutch club. The player will have to go to the pool table to have surgery in a few days. If the press release published by Arsenal mentioned “ some time of absence, Jurrier Timber should miss several months of competitions.
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Timber “disgusted”
In the wake of his club’s announcement, Timber posted a message on social media in which he admitted his huge frustration. ” Disgusted to tell you that my injury is more serious than expected.“For Mikel Arteta, we will therefore have to urgently and somewhat catastrophically look for an emergency solution to compensate for the absence of the side.
